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Historic Properties Visual Impact Assessment: Addendum to Cultural Resources Evaulation Historic Properties Visual Impact Assessment: Addendum to Cultural Resources Evaulation Rail Tie Wind Project Albany County, Wyoming Prepared for: ConnectGen Albany County LLC August 2020 Confidential Business Information. Do Not Distribute. Business Confidential ConnectGen Albany County LLC Historic Properties VIA: Addendum to Cultural Resources Evaluation Business Confidential Rail Tie Wind Project TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................ 1 1.1 Project Background ............................................................................................. 1 1.1.1 Wind Turbine Generators ........................................................................ 2 2 METHODOLOGY ........................................................................................................... 2 2.1 Initial Desktop Assessment of Cultural Resources .............................................. 2 2.2 Field Photography ............................................................................................... 4 2.3 KOP Assessment ................................................................................................ 5 3 RESULTS ...................................................................................................................... 6 3.1 Determination of Effects Summary at Key Observations Points .......................... 9 3.1.1 KOP 1: Tree Rock, Interstate 80 .............................................................. 9 3.1.2 KOP 2: Cherokee Trail Segment A .......................................................... 9 3.1.3 KOP 3: Cherokee Trail Segment B .........................................................10 3.1.4 KOP 4: Dale Creek Bridge ......................................................................11 3.1.5 KOP 5: Lincoln Monument ......................................................................12 3.1.6 KOP 6: Overland Trail, Segment 1; Willow Spring Station ......................13 3.1.7 KOP 7: Overland Trail, Segment 14; CMM-JF-08 Extension (Union Pacific Railroad) ..........................................................................14 3.1.8 KOP 8: VZW-A/B Overland Trail Segments ............................................15 3.1.9 KOP 9: Tie Siding Cemetery...................................................................15 3.1.10 KOP 10/11: Lodgepole Creek Trail A/B ..................................................16 3.1.11 KOP 12: Hermosa (Sherman) Tunnel .....................................................17 3.1.12 KOP 13: Barn at Oxford Horse Ranch ....................................................18 3.1.13 KOP 14: Cheyenne Pass Road ..............................................................19 3.1.14 KOP 15: Lincoln Highway 1920 ..............................................................19 3.1.15 KOP 16: Granite 2 (Prehistoric Hunting Blinds) ......................................20 3.1.16 KOP 17: Cheyenne-Twin Mountains Wagon Road .................................20 3.1.17 KOP 18: Ames Monument ......................................................................21 3.1.18 KOP 19: Willow Springs Bison Pound ....................................................22 4 SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS .....................................................................22 5 LITERATURE CITED ....................................................................................................24 LIST OF TABLES Table 1: Visual Impact Assessment Results and Determination of Effect for Historic Property Key Observation Points ............................................................................................... 7 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1: Representative Project Layout (3MW) Figure 2: Representative Project Layout (6MW) i August 2020 ConnectGen Albany County LLC Historic Properties VIA: Addendum to Cultural Resources Evaluation Business Confidential Rail Tie Wind Project Figure 3: Historic Property KOP Locations within the Area of Potential Effect Figure 4: Scenic Quality APPENDICES APPENDIX A: SWCA Cultural Resource Identification and Key Observation Point Selection Methodology (May 2020) APPENDIX B: Visual Contrast Rating Forms ii August 2020 ConnectGen Albany County LLC Historic Properties VIA: Addendum to Cultural Resources Evaluation Business Confidential Rail Tie Wind Project 1 INTRODUCTION At the request of ConnectGen Albany County LLC (ConnectGen), Tetra Tech, Inc. (Tetra Tech) has prepared this Historic Properties Visual Impact Assessment Addendum (Addendum) to the April 2020 Cultural Resources Evaluation Technical Report (Tetra Tech 2020a) developed for the Project. This Addendum was also developed to complement the May 2020 Visual Impact Assessment (VIA) completed for the Project (Tetra Tech 2020b). This Addendum is intended to provide reviewing regulatory agencies with information on potential visual impacts of the Project upon historic properties within the 10-mile Project Area of Potential Effect (APE). The Western Area Power Administration (WAPA), in consultation with the Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) and Advisory Council on Historic Preservation as part of compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA; 16 United States Code [USC] § 40 et seq.), has defined APE as: the area within which historic properties [as defined at 36 CFR 800.16(l)(1)] may sustain loss of integrity (as defined in 36 CFR 60.4) by alteration or destruction caused by the proposed Project, and it includes 1) horizontally, the proposed Project footprint, which entails the physical footprint of all Project facilities within an approximately 26,000-acre area where Project facilities could be built; and vertically a maximum depth of 15 feet for the construction of the wind turbine foundations and a maximum height of 675 feet for construction of wind turbines, and 3) a 10-mile buffer zone from the proposed Project area boundary within which historic properties, where “setting” and/or “feeling” are determined critical to a property’s NRHP eligibility may be present The Addendum includes a detailed discussion of the methods used to identify the historic properties selected for review, a detailed discussion of the methods used to evaluate potential visual impacts to these properties, and a determination of potential effects. 1.1 Project Background The Project is located in southeastern Albany County, Wyoming, and encompasses approximately 26,000 acres of ranchland on private and state lands near Tie Siding, Wyoming (Project Area; Figures 1 and 2). The Project would include up to 149 wind turbine generators (WTGs), each ranging between 3.0 to 6.0 megawatts (MW) in size, with a combined maximum generating capacity rating of 504 MW. The Project proposes to interconnect to the existing transmission system of WAPA via the Ault-Craig 345-kilovolt (kV) transmission line, which runs through the Project Area. For construction planning and site optimization, the Project consists of two separate phases, each approximately 252 MW. Construction of the Project is expected to begin in 2021, and both phases could be fully operational by the end of 2022. As is common with large wind projects, the Project may require two years to fully construct. If additional time is required to facilitate construction, it is anticipated that the first 252 MW phase would be completed and fully operational by the end of 1 August 2020 ConnectGen Albany County LLC Historic Properties VIA: Addendum to Cultural Resources Evaluation Business Confidential Rail Tie Wind Project 2022, and the second phase operational in 2023. Although the Project would be developed in phases, this Addendum analyzes full build-out of the Project. 1.1.1 Wind Turbine Generators Between 84 and 149 turbines would be installed for the Project. The total number of turbines would depend on the turbine model selected and final Project design. ConnectGen is currently considering several turbine models with generating capabilities between 3.0 MW and 6.0 MW each. Of the turbine models being considered by ConnectGen, the smallest model would be the General Electric Company (GE) 3.0 MW, and the largest would be the Siemens Gamesa 6.0 MW or the Vestas 5.6 MW. Each turbine, with associated foundations and equipment, would have a permanent physical footprint of approximately 0.1 acre and a vertical height of 500 feet to 675 feet, depending on the turbine type selected. This Addendum evaluated two turbine layout scenarios (Figures 1 and 2) based on the maximum number of representative 3.0 MW and 5.6 MW turbines being considered that could be observed from each KOP location. The Vestas 5.6 MW model was used as the maximum representative turbine height because it has a total turbine height that is higher than the Siemens Gamesa 6.0 MW model. A more detailed outline of the Project components reviewed as part of this Addendum is provided in the May 2020 VIA (Tetra Tech 2020b). 2 METHODOLOGY 2.1 Initial Desktop Assessment of Cultural Resources An initial assessment of potential visual impacts to cultural resources was completed as part of the April 2020 Cultural Resources Evaluation (Tetra Tech 2020a). The assessment included a review of all properties within the 10-mile Visual Analysis Area (referred in this Addendum as the APE) that were listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). Subsequent to the initial assessment, it was determined through coordination with WAPA and the Wyoming SHPO that the visual impact
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